Vortex chamber atomizer

Abstract

A vortex chamber atomizer has a housing consisting of an axially extending casing and end plates which shut off the ends of the casing and of which one has an inlet nozzle therein and the other end plate has an outlet pipe therein, there furthermore being at least two tubular connectors extending through the casing so that the center lines of such connectors are at a distance from, and a right angle to the axis of the housing. In order to obtain an air-liquid mixture with ideal turbulence while avoiding prior segregation within the vortex chamber the housing contains annularly extending internal structures running at a right angle from the face of the casing in a circumferential direction. These internal structures extend into the interior of the housing in such a manner that a cavity is defined in the housing, which is adapted in form to the primary vortex produced in the vortex chamber atomizer.

We claim: 
     
       1. A vortex chamber atomizer with a housing comprising an axially extending casing and first and second end plates which shut off ends of the casing and of which a first end plate has an inlet nozzle arranged therein and the second end plate has an outlet pipe arranged therein and at least two tubular connectors extend through the casing so that center lines of the connectors are spaced from, and approximately at a right angle to the axis of the housing, characterized in that internal structures are provided in the housing so as to extend from the face of the casing in a circumferential manner so that a cavity is defined in the interior of the housing which is substantially adapted to the form of a primary vortex produced in the vortex chamber atomizer. 
     
     
       2. The vortex chamber atomizer as in claim 1 further comprising a centrifugal chamber. 
     
     
       3. The vortex chamber atomizer as in claim 1 characterized in that the internal structures extend in an edge area between the casing and the first end plate and in that the connectors passing through the casing are arranged so that their openings may be adjustably covered over by an axially sliding cover element. 
     
     
       4. The vortex chamber atomizer as in claim 3 further comprising a centrifugal chamber. 
     
     
       5. The vortex chamber atomizer as in claim 1 characterized in that internal structures are respectively arranged in a first edge area extending between the casing and the second end plate and in a second edge area extending between casing and the first end plate. 
     
     
       6. The vortex chamber atomizer as in claim 5 further comprising a centrifugal chamber. 
     
     
       7. The vortex chamber atomizer as in claim 5 wherein the internal structures extend along the face of the casing as far as the openings of the connectors. 
     
     
       8. The vortex chamber atomizer as in claim 7 further comprising a centrifugal chamber. 
     
     
       9. The vortex chamber atomizer as in claim 5 wherein the center lines o the connectors are in a common center plane intersecting the axis of the housing. 
     
     
       10. The vortex chamber atomizer as in claim 9 further comprising a centrifugal chamber. 
     
     
       11. The vortex chamber atomizer as in claim 5 characterized in that the internal structures arranged in the second edge area are drawn forward as far as the opening of the inlet nozzle along the first end plate. 
     
     
       12. The vortex chamber atomizer as in claim 11 wherein the center lines of the connectors are in a common center plane intersecting the axis of the housing. 
     
     
       13. The vortex chamber atomize as in claim 11 wherein the internal structures extend along the face of the casing as far as the openings of the connectors. 
     
     
       14. The vortex chamber atomizer as in claim 11 further comprising a centrifugal chamber. 
     
     
       15. The vortex chamber atomizer as in claim 5 characterized in that the internal structures arranged in the first edge area are drawn forward along the second end plate as far as the opening of the outlet pipe. 
     
     
       16. The vortex chamber atomizer as in claim 15 further comprising a centrifugal chamber. 
     
     
       17. The vortex chamber atomizer as in claim 15 wherein the internal structures extend along the face of the casing as far as the openings of the connectors. 
     
     
       18. The vortex chamber atomizer as in claim 15 wherein the center lines of the connectors are in a common center plane intersecting the axis of the housing. 
     
     
       19. The vortex chamber atomizer as in claim 15 characterized in that the internal structures arranged in the second edge area are drawn forward as far as the opening of the inlet nozzle along the first end plate. 
     
     
       20. The vortex chamber atomizer as in claim 19 wherein the center lines of the connectors are in a common center plane intersecting the axis of the housing.